In general, little of the exciting new scholarship about women history in a global context has found its way into classroom usable materials. Lessons about women in non-western regions are particularly hard to find. Biographies, internet sites, videos, CDs, and literature anthologies are available in growing numbers, but few offer lessons or discussion questions which will help to constructively use the information in a classroom setting. Most materials also still rely on biographic information about the well known "great women," or on topics that can be found in texts written in earlier decades, such as women's status in ancient Greece, Egypt, or medieval Europe. There are, however, more good primary source materials which highlight the female perspective, and more units about "daily life" which often include substantive content about women.

Is there any curriculum you have used and like? Please let us know! Feel free to include lessons associated with videos, literature, general reference books, posters, museum exhibits, or supplementals that include a substantive section on women. Keep in mind that this site focuses on information about women's history beyond the borders of the United States.